Former Hull City manager Steve Bruce says he couldn't be more delighted after seeing the emergence of Harry Maguire as a national hero.

The ex-City defender has won widespread praise during the World Cup for his performances with England, reaching a new level of popularity after scoring his first goal for his country as England reached the semi-finals in Russia with a 2-0 win over Sweden.

Bruce signed Maguire from Sheffield United in th summer of 2014 after being impressed by th central defender's performance against his City side, when the then Premier League club played United in the FA Cup semi-final a few months earlier.

"I first came about him when Stan Ternent our chief scout at Hull said we must go have a look at this young kid who is playing centre half at Sheffield United for the last two or three years. By the time he was 21 he had something like 150 appearances under his belt," Bruce told Radio 5 Live.